Eleven 1999-2000 Administrative Fellows Named

October 21, 1999

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Eleven new fellows have been selected for the 1999-00 Administrative Fellowship Program. Of the 11 fellows, 6 are visiting fellows and five are resident fellows.

The Administrative Fellowship Program, coordinated by the Office of the Assistant to the President, began its year with a one-day orientation held at the Faculty Club in September. President Neil L. Rudenstine was present to welcome the new fellows.

The University-wide program, now entering its eleventh year, provides an opportunity to bring minority professionals into the Harvard community for a one-year work experience in academic administration.

The program is supplemented with seminars and case studies on academic administration presented by deans, vice presidents, major office directors, and faculty at the University. The goals of the program include enhancing the fellows’ administrative and professional skills and clarifying their career objectives.

This year’s fellows have accepted positions at the School of Public Health, the Harvard University Native American Program, the Graduate School of Education and the Principals' Center, the Law School, the Medical School, the School of Dental Medicine, the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Planning and Real Estate, and University Information Systems.

Visiting Fellows
The 1999-00 Harvard Visiting Administrative Fellows are:

Christina C. Clark, M.S. in urban planning (Columbia University), B.A. in sociology (University of California, Los Angeles). Clark was program manager for the Community Development Commission in Los Angeles. Prior to this appointment, she was senior budget analyst in the Mayor's Office of Management and Budget in New York City. Her fellowship assignment is at Harvard Planning and Real Estate.

Grace Elson, M.A. in communication (Emerson College), B.S. in business administration (Northeastern University). Elson has worked most recently as clinical research associate in the Cancer Protocol Office at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Formerly, she was manager of planning and program development at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. Her previous positions includes director of the Nonprofit Management Institute at the Support Center of Massachusetts. At Suffolk University she was director of enrollment/community outreach and a training coordinator. She currently sits on the board of directors for the Hospitality Program (a nonprofit that places ambulatory patients and their relatives in Boston-area homes temporarily), and was chair of AMMP (Association of Multicultural Members of Partners) at MGH. Her fellowship assignment is in the School of Dental Medicine.

Leslie T. Fenwick, Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership (Ohio State University), B.S. in elementary education (University of Virginia). As a doctoral student, she held the prestigious William and Marie Flescher Fellowship and served as a legislative aide on educational policy for the State of Ohio's Commission on School Reform. Fenwick is an associate professor and former acting chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at Clark Atlanta University. Fenwick has published research on educational policy, the superintendency, race equity issues, and qualitative research. Fenwick is editor of the newly released text, School Leadership: Expanding Horizons of the Mind and Spirit. Her fellowship appointment is with the Principals' Center in the Graduate School of Education.

Brian Kevin Gibbs, postdoctoral research training in public health (Harvard University), Ph.D. in social welfare and health policy (Brandeis University), M.S. in public administration and public affairs (California State University), B.S. in occupational therapy (Eastern Michigan University). Gibbs is director of the Program to Eliminate Health Disparities in the Division of Public Health Practice at the Harvard School of Public Health. Previously, he was program director of and associate professor in the Division of Occupational Therapy at Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University, School of Allied Health Sciences. Gibbs is a board member of From Roots to Wings Inc. His fellowship assignment is in the School of Public Health's Division of Public Health Practice.

Sudha R. Kotha, J.D. (Boston College), M.P.H. (Boston University), B.A. in international relations (Boston University). Kotha has worked as a development officer at the Harvard AIDS Institute of the School of Public Health. Prior to this, she worked as a consultant at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, as a program coordinator for the Prostate Cancer Genetics Program/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and as an evaluator for a study on gang violence conducted by the Dorchester Youth Collaborative. Her volunteer affiliations have included the Public Interest Law Foundation, Health Care For All and Physicians for Human Rights. Kotha is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association, Women in Development, and the American Public Health Association. Her fellowship assignment is in the Division of Public Health Practice in the School of Public Health.

William Edward Ward Jr., Ed.M. in risk and prevention, Human Development and Psychology (Harvard University), B.A. in psychology (Dartmouth College). Ward was an independent education consultant under the Massachusetts Department of Education. Previously, he was a case manager/social worker at the Hawaii Department of Human Services, a counselor/consultant in Project 10 East Inc. in Cambridge, and a research assistant at the Native American Program in the Graduate School of Education. His fellowship assignment is in the Harvard University Native American Program.

Resident Fellows
The 1999-2000 Harvard Resident Administrative Fellows are:

Maritza Hernandez, B.S. in speech and language pathology (Boston University). Hernandez is the assistant director of financial aid in the Office of Financial Aid, John F. Kennedy School of Government. She was also financial aid officer at the Kennedy School of Government. Prior to her employment at Harvard, she held numerous administrative positions at University of California, Santa Barbara, Lesley College, and Boston University.

Sue O. Kim, Ed.M. in higher education administration, Planning & Social Policy (Harvard University), B.A. in international relations (Boston University). Kim is assistant director in the Office of Student Affairs at the Graduate School of Education. Prior to this, she held several administrative and research positions in other Harvard departments. Before Harvard, she was the associate director of the American Red Cross, Mass Bay. Her community affiliations have included committee and volunteer work at Harvard's Cabot House, the Mayor's Youth Advisory Board, the Directors of Volunteer Administration, the Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth, and Park Street Church, among others.

Cecilia M. Matos, M.S. in public relations (Boston University), B.S. in business administration (Boston University). Matos is the Community Service Program Liaison in the Office of Enrichment Programs at the Harvard Medical School. Her previous administrative experience includes coordinator for Special Projects for a teaching medical center and a private nonprofit university in Caracas, Venezuela, coordinator of communications and institutional relations for the Panamerican Federation of Associations of Medical Schools, resource specialist at Children's Hospital, executive assistant to the director of development in Boston City Hospital Fund for Excellence, executive assistant to the Minister at Venezuelan Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. She also has done volunteer work with different agencies and hospitals in Venezuela and the United States.

Donald Rockhead, M.P.A. (University of Connecticut), B.A. in political science and sociology (University of Connecticut). Rockhead is an associate technical specialist at the Harvard University Information Systems office. Formerly, he was a housing adviser at Harvard Planning and Real Estate and a pension analyst in the Office of Human Resources. Prior to his employment at Harvard, Rockhead was a financial analyst consultant in DR Consulting in Boston, and a fiscal policy analyst in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Finance and Administration.

Anders C. Yang, J.D. (Harvard University), B.A. in economics (University of California at Berkeley). Yang is an admissions officer at the Harvard Law School. Previously he was coordinator of externship programs, as well as an Albert Martin Sacks Fellow/Clinical Attorney at the Harvard Law School. Prior to his employment at Harvard, Yang was a corporate law attorney with the international firm of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom in California. He is the co-founder/director of Harvard Law School Asian Pacific American Alumni Public Interest Fellowship and serves on the Board of Directors for several nonprofit groups, including the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts.

Of the many former visiting fellows who remained at Harvard after their fellowship assignment, 16 are permanently employed by the University. Others decided to pursue opportunities outside of Harvard, typically at colleges and universities or other institutions in the nonprofit sector.

The Administrative Fellowship Program is a collaborative effort between host departments and the Office of the Assistant to the President, with fellowship stipends being underwritten in part by the President's Office and the Office of Human Resources. The Program is coordinated by the Office of the Assistant to the President, where Teresa Malonzo serves as program coordinator and James Hoyte, associate vice president, is the assistant to the President. The Office of the Assistant to the President develops and coordinates affirmative action and equal employment opportunity policies and programs, and provides advice and assistance to the faculties and departments in these areas.